Chapter 75: A Date with Miss? The First Meeting with Nolan

Manhattan, New York. Night.

At the entrance of the Rockefeller Building, Xu Can and Miss stood in the cold wind, waiting for the little assistant to bring the car around from the parking lot.

"How about I just grab a cab myself?"

"It's so late — don't go alone. Be good, I'll drive you."

Xu Can deliberately put on a domineering-CEO tone and acted fierce; Miss finally stopped insisting.

The atmosphere between the two was a little awkward now, each harboring their own thoughts with nothing to say.

Once in the car, the silence was deafening.

The little assistant, Vanessa, couldn't stand it any longer and turned on the radio — any kind of noise would do.

The DJ happened to be playing a country-music special, and it was Miss's song.

"Teardrops on My Guitar"

"When I'm with him, all I see is him"

"He says he's fallen in love, that he's finally found his true love"

"Does he even know that he's all I can think about?"

"Every time I wish upon a shooting star, it's only because of him…"

On the radio, Taylor Swift's singing voice was plaintive and mournful, melodious and graceful.

And the woman herself was sitting less than ten centimeters from Xu Can — close enough that he could put his arm around her shoulder with a flick of his fingers.

Still, Xu Can held back. What had happened on stage today had been a bit impulsive and might have already offended Miss.

If there were a strategy-guide progress bar, judging by her silence now, her affection rating must have dropped sharply, right?

On the SNL stage, when Xu Can, dressed as Spider-Man, flipped down upside down, he couldn't help himself and kissed Taylor Swift on the lips.

The whole thing had been an instinctive move on Xu Can's part — the instant his lips touched hers, he realized it was a bad idea.

The kiss was only a light brush, a fleeting taste.

European and American girls may be more open, but not that open.

The two weren't even dating, so kissing out of the blue was indeed a bit abrupt.

Miss's reaction was big too — she pushed Xu Can away, her face full of shock.

None of this was in the script!

Because Miss's position had blocked everyone's line of sight, no one knew what had happened — only she herself knew.

At this moment, the blonde

"Oh no, I've blown it. In her eyes, I'm probably some greasy lecher, right?"

Miss's apartment was close by; the car had already pulled up downstairs.

"Xu, thanks for driving me back. You should head home now and get to bed early tonight."

Taylor Swift forced a small smile, took a long look at Xu Can, then opened the door and got out.

After only a couple of steps, Xu Can caught up with her.

"Xu, what is it?"

"You've been out of it all day — you're not even taking your bag?"

Only then did Miss realize she had gotten out of the car empty-handed, leaving all her belongings on the seat.

"Well… hahahaha, you caught me."

Miss gave a dry little laugh.

"About that kiss… I didn't mean it."

Xu Can brought the matter up himself, wanting to explain.

"Huh?"

"No, I mean — I'm heading to Berlin tomorrow. Wait for me to come back, and let's grab a drink together?"

"Are you asking me out?"

Miss, bag in hand, clasped her hands behind her back and looked at Xu Can with the corners of her mouth lifted.

"Yes, I want to ask you out." Xu Can simply threw caution to the wind, too lazy to play coy.

"Sure, then it's a deal. I'll wait for you to come back."

Much to his surprise, Miss beamed and agreed to the invitation just as readily.

This meant she was willing to try the possibility of the two of them being together, willing to take that first step.

"See you then. Good night, Taylor."

"Good night, Xu."

Miss stepped forward, gave Xu Can a light hug, then fled quickly into the apartment.

Xu Can stood still for a few seconds, then got back in the car.

The female assistant, Vanessa, gave a couple of abrupt coughs and started the car.

"Enjoyed your melon-eating enough?"

"Yeah, it was really…" Vanessa suddenly stopped, then hurriedly explained, "I was just looking at my phone, I didn't see anything."

"All right, all right, just drive and watch the road!"

If the paparazzi had caught that just now, it would definitely have made the entertainment headlines.

Luckily, the female assistant Vanessa was a reliable young lady; Xu Can trusted she wouldn't go running her mouth.

Besides, between him and Miss, nothing had actually happened yet — had it?

……

Spider-Man had been in theaters for over a month, extended by nearly ten more days, and had finally come off the North American market.

In some regional markets around the world, the film is still in its hot run.

As the most successful live-action comic-book adaptation of the 21st century,

"Spider-Man" not only won the affection of passersby, converting countless passersby into comic fans.

At the same time, among the American-comics fan community it was even canonized as the bible, worshipped with reverence.

According to media statistics, every Marvel fan watched "Spider-Man" an average of 3 times; more extreme fans watched Spider-Man 26 times in a single month, setting a new viewing record.

However, at this stage the global Piaofangbu Society have any massive swings—everyone who wanted to see it has seen it, and those uninterested won't go either.

Currently "Spider-Man" box office has surpassed 1.08 billion USD globally; the final box office is projected to break 1.1 billion.

This result officially surpasses "The Lion King," becoming the 3rd highest-grossing film in box-office history!

Amateur actor Xu Can's very first film has already created an unparalleled height!

His face-fan count is ballooning at breakneck speed—it's already blown past 6 million and is racing toward ten million.

Even the cover of the latest new installment of "Time" magazine printed Xu Can's photo.

Agent Happy takes calls every day until his hand goes limp, so much so that he hired a work assistant specifically to take calls and log invitations from the major studios, program teams, and advertisers.

Of course, Xu Can most likely won't appear in those messy, random films—he has thrown his entire body and mind into the final shooting of "John Wick."

With the Berlin scenes wrapped, Xu Can officially wrapped filming on "John Wick."

This moment happened to be Chinese New Year's Eve of 2007 by the lunar calendar, so he could only spend it in Europe.

Apart from his own family, actresses he was on good terms with—Emma Stone, Taylor Swift, Emma Roberts, Avril, and others—called one after another to offer their blessings.